VPHMgt is an award-winning program that enhances the careers of busy animal health professionals located across Australia and the world.

The postgraduate program in Veterinary Public Health Management (VPHMgt) is an award-winning distance course that combines technical competence in sciences that impact biosecurity and public health, with leadership and management. It is designed for busy professionals and requires up to 3 short (3-5 day) visits to Sydney. VPHMgt suits those already working in a veterinary public health field or those seeking a career change. The program is offered at Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma and Master levels and it is normally not difficult to move between the levels as your professional and intellectual needs change. At graduate certificate level, core competencies are achieved in hazards to human and animal health, veterinary epidemiology, animal health economics, animal health policy development, leadership and project management. At graduate diploma level, advanced topics in veterinary epidemiology, data analysis and leadership are supplemented by elective units in a range of areas such as food safety, surveillance, risk analysis, data management, wildlife and aquatic epidemiology and diagnostic tests. As a Masters student, you will combine your research project with elective units. An honours option, involving further research, is available for students at Masters level. Students in the program normally hold a veterinary or animal science qualification, though undergraduate degrees from a range of related fields will be considered. Students typically work full-time and live in diverse locations – in Australia these have included small towns and big cities in every state. Internationally, many have participated from New Zealand, USA, Canada, China, Hong Kong, French Polynesia, Swaziland, the Philippines, the Solomon Islands and more.

Course completion requirements

48 credit points of core and elective units of study and a research project, with a WAM of 70 or more in the first 24 credit points of study

On campus attendance pattern

Part time

End qualification

When you complete this program, you will possess a practical and theoretical foundation to work in teams dedicated to the prevention, detection and control of disease in a range of contexts. All graduates will have a balanced skill set including technical skills, policy development, communication, teamwork, and leadership.

Course level

Master by Coursework (Undifferentiated)